Nherera, Shah civil trial postponed indefinitely

Court Reporter
THE High Court last week postponed indefinitely a civil trial in which former zupco board chairman Professor Charles Nherera is suing businessman Mr Jayesh Shah for allegedly maliciously causing his arrest, prosecution and imprisonment on frivolous charges.

Prof Nherera was acquitted by the High Court after serving a two-year prison term and now claims damages amounting to $400 000 against Mr Shah.

Mr Shah was a key witness in the criminal trial which resulted in Prof Nherera being sent to jail for two years before the conviction and sentenced were quashed on appeal at the High Court. The hearing was supposed to start last Thursday before Justice Priscillah Chigumba but was deferred because Mr Shah’s lawyer Advocate Lewis Uriri was committed elsewhere.